Cooperative Agreement F14AC01025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,423,000 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) grant to the Washington State Department of Ecology, in partnership with the Squaxin Island Tribe as a sub-grantee, to restore approximately 73 acres of coastal wetland habitat in Mason County, Washington. The project will restore 1.2 miles of Skookum Creek by re-aligning the channel to its historic alignment, restoring streamside channels, removing a...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,420,000 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) grant to the Washington State Department of Ecology to implement phase 1 of a wetland restoration project along the North Fork Stillaguamish River. The project, conducted in partnership with the Stillaguamish Tribe as a sub-recipient, will restore 7.5 acres of historic wetlands, control invasive species, plant 95 acres of native trees and shrubs, and improve...

The Department of Fish & Game Division of Ecological Restoration received a $1,501,430 Project Grant under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to implement the Windswept Bog Ecological Restoration Project. This project will restore over 43.8 acres of decreasing coastal wetland habitats on a retired cranberry bog site in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Key restoration activities include removing berms and water control...

The State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) of California was awarded a $1,226,475 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614). The 3-year grant will fund the restoration and enhancement of approximately 4 acres of threatened coastal wetlands along the Tomales Bay shoreline in Marin County, California. Key project activities include removing 2,000 cubic yards of fill, reconstructing a historic wetland slough,...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 193 acres of native habitat at the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area. The restoration will include excavating tidal channels and removing invasive plant species from 59 acres of salt marsh. An additional 8.5 acres will be planted as high marsh and tidal...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will restore 19 acres of wetlands in Allen County, Ohio under a $1.3 million Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program. The wetland restoration activities will reduce stormwater and nutrient runoff in the Western Basin of Lake Erie by an estimated 207 million gallons and 292 pounds of phosphorus annually. Allen County will hire a contractor to conduct excavation,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $103,000 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the restoration of 137 acres of wetlands and the enhancement of 165 acres of grassland to grow and maintain waterfowl populations in Wisconsin. The wetland restoration activities will target areas with negative hydrology to restore...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $1,416,670 Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy to support the Ormond Beach Wetlands Restoration Project, Phase 2. The grant is funded through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), which provides matching grants to coastal states for coastal wetlands conservation projects established under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act. The funding will...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,416,668 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Ocean Forest Estates Estuarine and Rockland Hammock Restoration Project. This 3-year project aims to restore 14.8 acres of coastal hammock and wetlands in the North Key Largo ecosystem, a highly diverse and unique area in Florida. The primary goals are to benefit fish and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $733,200 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) project grant to the Washington Department of Ecology, with the Skagit Land Trust as a sub-recipient, to acquire and permanently protect 26 acres and 1,750 feet of riverine shoreline on the Samish River in Skagit County, Washington. The project will restore approximately 3 acres of the property and provide public education and outreach. The sub-award to Skagit Land Trust...